Is 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Strawberry Flavored Fruit & Grain Bars kosher?
From Open Food Facts.
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Verdict by tradition
Orthodox practice relies on certification for processed foods. Nothing on the package shows one.
- NoteNo recognized hechsher on the package
- Recognized certifying agency on certification · Certification requiredRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Conservative practice prefers certification for processed foods.
- Conservative practice on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher, and Natural flavors and Glycerin can come from animal sources the label does not name.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGlycerin
- MJRC (pending) on gelatin and animal derivatives · BackgroundRead the ruling
- MJRC Standards of Observance on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
No hechsher on the package. Worth a look: Natural flavors and Glycerin.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGlycerin
- CCAR, The Sacred Table on approach to kashrut · BackgroundRead the ruling
No unclean animal ingredients found. Natural flavors and Glycerin can come from animal sources; the label does not say which.
- IngredientNatural flavors
- IngredientGlycerin
- Biblically clean tier on certification · BackgroundRead the ruling
Ingredients as printed
ORGANIC GLUCOSE SYRUP, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC STRAWBERRY PURÉE, ORGANIC APPLE PURÉE, ASCORBIC ACID, PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, ORGANIC ELDERBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, ORGANIC WHOLE OAT FLOUR, ORGANIC ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ORGANIC HIGHLY REFINED SOYBEAN OIL, ORGANIC EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER SEED OIL, ORGANIC ISOMALTO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES, ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, ORGANIC GLYCERIN, ORGANIC MOLASSES, ORGANIC INVERT CANE SUGAR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, NIACINAMIDE, ZINC OXIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, BAKING POWDER, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ORGANIC GUAR GUM, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVOR, BAKING SODA, ORGANIC HONEY, ORGANIC SOY LECITHIN, SALT, XANTHAN GUM
Hey Kosher reads what is printed on the package and matches it against published rulings. It is not a halakhic authority. For the final word, ask your rabbi or the certifying agency.